Mugs + Pockets—a Hip Hop duo comprised of Scarlet Monk (Mugs) and Swamburger (Pockets)—released their debut album, the aptly titled "The Adventures of Mugs + Pockets," via Alpha Pup earlier this month. Boasting 17 tracks, the project features a posthumous verse from Blackalicious MC Gift Of Gab, who...… Read more

Universal has enlisted "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" co-writer Joe Robert Cole and "Menace II Society" director Allen Hughes for a biopic about the inimitable Snoop Dogg, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Snoop Dogg is intimately involved in the project. As he explained in a statement, "I wait...… Read more

More sad news out of the Hip Hop community. Tame One, tenured graffiti artist and MC, passed away earlier this week. Initially, no cause of death was known, but his mother Darlene Brown Harris eventually broke her silence in a Facebook post and revealed the 52-year-old died of drug toxicity.  "I ca...… Read more

Dr. Dre was among the sea of famous faces at the 2022 Rock + Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night (November 5). Held at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Eminem, Duran Duran, Jimmy Iovine, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam, Dolly Parton, Elizabeth Cotten, Jud...… Read more

Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley on November 2, adding yet another name to the ever-expanding list of rappers lost to gun violence. As the rap community continues to grieve, Quality Control and Motown Records has announced his celebration of life will take place at...… Read more

50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young's new series "Hip Hop Homicides" premiered via WEtv on Thursday (November 3). As the title suggests, the show—hosted by Van Lathan—explores the recent string of senseless murders in the rap community. The inaugural episode begins with Brooklyn drill rapper Pop Smoke, who...… Read more